Category: Construction

Nailed It!

They have been around since the dawn of time. Made from bone, wood or metal, their uses range from fastening and joining to giving you tetanus. Besides duct tape, nails are pretty much holding the world together. Right now, you are surrounded by dozens and dozens of them. All shapes and sizes but mostly unseen….

St. Roch Renovations

How did they do that?

We love to build things. More than that, we love to build really cool things. We have the tools and know how to create just about anything you can dream up. With modern tools and technology, building cool things is extremely easy and efficient. But what about back in the day or even further back...

Electrical Panels

A clean electrical panel speaks volumes about a contractor’s quality. It may be folly, but when we are doing inspections, if I see a rat’s nest of a panel I fear for what I cannot see and the disarray it could be in. Take your time, make it safe, and make it last. The electrical…

Slate Roofs

The slate roof on the restaurant on Decatur is substantially complete. We have cleanup to do and a little more stucco work, but it looks great. Slate can last forever as long as nothing impacts it. It is a finicky beast to work with and can cut you like a knife. Because we are in…

St. Roch Update

The St. Roch floors are coming along. We have completed phase one. Oft times boards that look good are chewed up by the sander, and sometimes boards that look good don’t show their ugly side until the polyurethane goes on. The last two photos show our operations manager, Scott, using ancient contractor mannerisms. By tapping…

Water is the Enemy

Water management is a large part of our business. Water is our tireless enemy that seeks ingress to our buildings while we slumber. Here at AHC we smite water with our practiced techniques. One of the requirements for water to be properly smote is proper porch fall. Water must fall away from the building at…